Sabre Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Sabre's CEO is Kurt Ekert, appointed in Jan 2022, has a tenure of 2.92 years. total yearly compensation is $8.48M, comprised of 10% salary and 90% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.1% of the company’s shares, worth $1.49M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 4.4 years respectively.
Key information
Kurt Ekert
Chief executive officer
US$8.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 10.0% |
| CEO tenure | 2.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 2.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
There's No Escaping Sabre Corporation's (NASDAQ:SABR) Muted Revenues Despite A 26% Share Price Rise
Sep 28
Returns On Capital At Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR) Have Hit The Brakes
Aug 30Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ:SABR) Price Target To US$4.43
Aug 05Sabre Corporation's (NASDAQ:SABR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 19% Below Its Share Price
Aug 02Sabre Is Being Disrupted By New Distribution Capability
Jul 22Improved Revenues Required Before Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ:SABR) Shares Find Their Feet
Jul 12Is There Now An Opportunity In Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ:SABR)?
Jun 23Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively
May 23Sabre: Heavily Undervalued And Developing Well, Yet We Are Cautious
Apr 09Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ:SABR) Not Doing Enough For Some Investors As Its Shares Slump 49%
Mar 11Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Sabre Corporation's (NASDAQ:SABR) Low P/S
Jan 25Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR)
Dec 13Is Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ:SABR) Trading At A 37% Discount?
Aug 04Is Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ:SABR) Potentially Undervalued?
Apr 05A Look At The Fair Value Of Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ:SABR)
Mar 10Sabre, United Airlines renew global distribution agreement
Oct 13Sabre Corp.: Strong Network Effect And Stable Long-Term Growth
Oct 03Sabre's CFO Doug Barnett to step down
Jul 28Avianca signs multiyear distribution agreement with Sabre
Jul 19When Should You Buy Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ:SABR)?
Jun 12Sizing Up Sabre
May 23CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$301m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$450m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$510m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$8m | US$852k | -US$542m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$610m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$539m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$602m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$6m | US$750k | -US$456m |
Compensation vs Market: Kurt's total compensation ($USD8.48M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.51M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Kurt's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Kurt Ekert (53 yo)
2.9yrs
Tenure
US$8,480,690
Compensation
Mr. Kurt J. Ekert serves as President at Sabre GLBL Inc. since January 2021 and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer & Director since 2023. He has been President of Sabre Corporation since January 03...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 2.9yrs | US$8.48m | 0.10% $ 1.5m | |
| CFO & Executive VP | 2.3yrs | US$3.76m | 0.083% $ 1.2m | |
| Chief Administrative Officer | less than a year | US$3.11m | 0.087% $ 1.3m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer - Travel Solutions | 9.4yrs | US$3.00m | 0.096% $ 1.4m | |
| Chief Product & Technology Officer | 1.9yrs | no data | 0.028% $ 415.7k | |
| Chief Information Officer | 7.4yrs | no data | 0.061% $ 901.0k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer | 4.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Global Head of Corporate Sales & Account Management | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Customer Officer | 9.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Sabre Travel Network - The Americas | no data | no data | no data |
2.9yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SABR's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 1.7yrs | US$8.48m | 0.10% $ 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | 17.8yrs | US$270.00k | 0.0086% $ 125.8k | |
| Independent Director | 7yrs | US$280.00k | 0.018% $ 269.1k | |
| Independent Director | 10yrs | US$280.00k | 0.024% $ 348.5k | |
| Independent Director | 3.7yrs | US$270.00k | 0.0084% $ 123.0k | |
| Independent Director | 4.4yrs | US$280.00k | 0.013% $ 186.8k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 4.7yrs | US$275.00k | 0.013% $ 194.6k | |
| Independent Director | 3.7yrs | US$275.00k | 0.0084% $ 123.0k |
4.4yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SABR's board of directors are considered experienced (4.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 22:45 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Sabre Corporation is covered by 25 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Georgios Kertsos | Berenberg |
| Victor Cheng | BofA Global Research |